Fly-killer.



E. KROMER.

FLY KILLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1914.

1 166,606. Patented Y J a 1. 4, 1916.

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Application filed May 25, 1914. Serial No. 840,908.

To all whom it may concern i Be it known that I, EMANUEL KROMER, a,citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county ofSpokane and'State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fly-Killers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to fly killers andv aims to provide a device of thecharacter re-' ferred to in which the dead flies are not scattered allover a building.

Further, -my invention is superior to those types of fly killers usingsticking paper, on which there may be a great number'of flies and theseflies being in the various stages of disintegration.

The main object of my invention resides in the provision of a fly killeradapted to be attached to a screen covering either a door or be desired,the same being constructed to attract and eliminate the flies either onthe inside or on the outside of a screen portion. In carrying out thisend, I have resorted to the use of a killer bait, supporting this baitin a manner that it is protected both from the rain and sun.

Other objects of my invention will become more apparent after a furtherdetailed description of the accompanying drawings, in which similarcharacters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which:

Figure 1 is a partial face View of a screen structure with my improvedfly killer applied thereto, Fig. 2 1s an enlarged central verticalsection through the killer shown in Fig. 1, and, Fig. 3 is a face viewof my killer shown detached looking from the right of Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I have shown a familiar type of screen 1,as being supported from any desirable framework such as is shown at 2.Before my improved killer is applied to a screen, I provide the samewith a suitable aperture such as is shown at 3, this aperture beingpreferably formed by the insertion of a tapered tool such as the pointedend of a lead pencil, to distort the wires sufliciently to form a holelarge enough for the free passage of a fly therethrough. After theformation of the hole 3, the cover member is applied to the screen. Thiscover member is preferably provided with a plurality of prongs such asare shown at 5, these prongs passing through the squared portion of thescreen may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

or may not be subsequently bent to permanently hold the'device in.place. The lower portion of the cover 4 is also preferablyprovidedwithan open portion such'as is shown at 6, while its face wall 7is shown as being provided with a central opening 8, this opening beingformed by forcing the metal inwardly after the" manner shown in Fig.2,whereby a plurality. of spurs 9 are formed. These, spurs 9 serve thepurpose of a suitable support for a killer bait such as is shown at 10,this killerbait-beingipreferably of an absorbent nature and having itslower portion below the level of the top 'edge of a container orreceptacle 1 0? disposed upon the inner portion of the face wall 7. Byfilling this receptacle 10 with a suitable liquid poison or otherkiller, the absorbent nature of the killer bait 1-0 is such that thefluid will to all intents and purposes, be located concentrically withthe opening 8. However, if desired, this killer bait may either becoated or saturated with some poisonous or fly killing substance priorto its application to the. position shown in Fig. 3 and the receptacle10 dispensed with, but it renders the device more serviceable and morereadily accessible by the use of the container. It is to be understoodthat it is advisable to use a killing fluid, or to so treat the member10 that it acts in the capacity of a lure for the flies, this memberbeing, if desired, permanently held in the position shown in Fig. 2, bybending back of the inner ends of the spurs 9. However, it is notessential that these spurs permanently hold the bait in place as it maybe desirable to sometime renew the same.

The operation of my device is as follows: The screen 1 is first providedwith a suitable aperture 3 and the cover 4 subsequently applied. Thiscover member is preferably so located with respect to the opening 3 thatts central opening 8 is in direct alinement with the opening 3. If thereceptacle 10 1s used, it is understood that this receptacleis 1n1-tially filled with some fly killing fluid and the member 10 applied inthe manner shown 1n Fig. 2, this member being preferably of an absorbentnature and, therefore, becoming saturated. In the absence of thereceptacle 10 the member 10 is initially coated or otherwise treatedwith some fly killing preparation to serve the same thing and in eithercase, it is held in place upon the spurs 9.

enter the space between the screen and face wall of the member 4 throughthe openings 3 and S. The lower open portion 6 is provided so that thedead flies will not collect in the bottom of the member 4, but permitsthem to drop to the floor or ground outside, it being understood thatthe attachment is preferably applied to the outside of a screen. It willfurther be apparent that the cover member 4, being provided along itsedge with only one open portion and this open portion being toward thebottom, the bait will at all times be protected from sun and rain and,therefore, may be left on the screen an indefinite length of time.

What I claim, is:

1. A fly killer comprising, in combination with a screen having anaperture therein large enough to permit the passage of a flytherethrough, a cover member adapted to be attached to said screen oversaid aperture, said cover member having an open bottom and having acentral opening in its face. spurs projecting inwardly from the edge ofsaid face opening, and a killer bait adapted to be supported from saidspurs.

2. A fly killer comprising in combination with a screen having anaperture therein large enough to permit the passage of a flvtherethrough, a cover member adapted to be so EMANUEL KROMER.

Witnesses:

DANE E. BURNS, EARL W. EDGINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

